Synopsis
At the height of his career, Alexandre decides to set off for Italy with the idea of completing his draft – interrupted years earlier – of a book on Borromini. He is accompanied by his wife Alienor who feels her relationship with her husband gradually slipping away along with the passion it used to inspire. Having reached Stresa they happen to meet Goffredo and Lavinia, a couple of brothers who live there: the former is about to embark in architectural studies, the second is suffering from a nervous disorder.
Reviving a maternal instinct that has lain dormant within her for so many years, Alienor feels the need to stay by Lavinia’s side to help her overcome her anxiety and suggests that her husband continue on his travels with Goffredo.
This separation will be the start of an inner journey for both Alexandre and Alienor. With his young friend, Alexandre heads for Turin and Rome, and draws fresh inspiration from the beauty of our country and Goffredo’s enthusiasm. He will thus rediscov...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : MACT Productions
- Foreign production company : La Sarraz Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : MACT Productions
- French distribution : Bodega Films
- Foreign distributor (feature film) : Kino Lorber
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Director of Photography : Raphaël O'Byrne
- Editor : Valérie Loiseleux
- Sound Recordist : Mirko Guerra
- Costume designer : Agnès Noden
- Foreign Producer : Alessandro Borrelli
- Production Assistant : Pauline Moussours
- Production Designer : Giorgio Barullo
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French, Italian
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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News & awards
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Selections (10)
Delegations (4)
New York Film Festival (NYFF)
United States, 2014
Associate producer : Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
Director : Eugène Green